Core Refusal Reason
The planning authority is not satisfied that the site can adequately treat domestic effluent due to high bedrock levels and the potential for adverse impacts on nearby European protected sites (SAC and SPA).
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- Due to the high level of bedrock encountered on-site, the planning authority cannot be satisfied that domestic effluent can be adequately treated and disposed of without being prejudicial to public health.
- The proximity of the site to the Galway Bay Complex SAC and Inner Galway Bay SPA means that likely significant effects on these European sites cannot be screened out, necessitating an Appropriate Assessment which was not satisfactorily concluded.
- The proposed development would materially contravene Policy Objectives NHB2 and NHB3 of the Galway County Development Plan 2022-2028, which seek to protect the integrity of European sites and their conservation objectives.
Cited Policies (CDP)
Chapter 4Chapter 10Chapter 15Policy Objective RH2Policy Objective RH4Policy Objective NHB 2Policy Objective NHB 3Policy Objective NHB 10DM Standard 40Policy Objective WS 5DM Standard 36DM Standard 30Policy Objective WW10DMS 11
Decision Document Summary
The applicant, Patrick Costello, proposed the construction of a 224sqm single-storey dwellinghouse and a wastewater treatment system on an agricultural site at Ahapouleen, Maree, Co. Galway. While the applicant successfully demonstrated a rural housing need under Policy Objectives RH2 and RH4, the site is located in a sensitive landscape (Class 3 - Special) and is within 46 metres of the Galway Bay Complex SAC. The application was refused primarily because the high bedrock levels make the site u...SOURCE PDFOpen Original
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